Induction heating coupler

An induction heating device comprising:

• a handle having a hollow interior and two opposite ends;
• a wrist connected to one end of the handle;
• a U-shaped pole piece having two spaced apart ends for receiving a susceptor, the distance between the ends being at least as large as the width of the susceptor and the depth of the space between the ends being at least as large as the height of the susceptor;
• a tank circuit including an induction coil wrapped around the pole piece and a capacitor connected to the induction coil;
• a head connected to the wrist and including a housing for receiving the U-shaped pole piece, the two spaced apart ends of the pole piece extending outwardly beyond the housing;
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• a power source connected to the tank circuit for delivering electrical energy to the tank circuit, whereby when the tank circuit is energized and the susceptor is placed in juxtaposition to the ends of the U-shaped pole piece, the susceptor is heated by induction heating due to a magnetic flux passing between the two ends of the pole piece and symmetry in shrinkage of the susceptor is attained.